KAIRA AKITA
- SAG-AFTRA Eligible,
- AEA (EMC)
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Meet the Browns (TBS/Tyler Perry Studios) (Performance Video) Quicktime
Big, over the top Cruella Deville type character in a big, over the top multi-cam comedy. TBS HALF HOUR COMEDY. GUEST STAR ROLE.
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Why Did I Get Married (Tyler Perry Studios) (Performance Video) Quicktime
Angry, sassy ex-lover that tells it like it is to her ex and his new girlfriend. #1 BOX OFFICE DRAMEDY. FAN FAVORITE SUPPORTING ROLE.
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Being Mary Jane (BET) (Performance Video) Quicktime
A chic, tough salon owner must decide whether to give a former employee a second chance. BET DRAMA. RECURRING ROLE.
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Epigenetics (2019 Best Actress Nominee, NY Independent Film Festival) (Performance Video) Quicktime
A tortured woman faces her emotional trauma/demons. INDIE DRAMA. LEAD ROLE.
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Somebodies (BET/Sundance) (Performance Video) Quicktime
A quirky, young Black woman tries to avoid sharing food with her white co-worker. BET HALF HOUR COMEDY. SERIES REGULAR.
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3:16 Stories of Hope (Max Lucado Short) (Performance Video) Quicktime
A tough but compassionate stripper/mama bear type. LIONSGATE DRAMA. SUPPORTING ROLE.
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Star (FOX) (Performance Video) Quicktime
Well-intentioned, weary therapist trying to keep control of her session with young girls in a juvenile detention facility. FOX DRAMA. CO-STAR ROLE.
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The Family That Preys (Tyler Perry Studios) (Performance Video) Quicktime
A flirtatious, keeper-of-secrets receptionist has a loaded conversation with her boss's husband. #1 BOX OFFICE DRAMA. FAN FAVORITE SUPPORTING ROLE.
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Little Britain USA (HBO) (Performance Video) Quicktime
A chill, laidback stud lesbian and her girlfriend get a strange (and nearly naked) visitor at their college dorm room. HBO SKETCH COMEDY. CO-STAR.
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House of Payne (TBS/Tyler Perry Studios) (Performance Video) Quicktime
A frustrated young woman gets into a fight about her AIDS diagnosis with a new guy she's dating. TBS DRAMA. GUEST STAR ROLE.
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eHow Style Expert (Performance Video) Quicktime
Clip from a series of informative style videos by eHow style.
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Represented by: |
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Houghton Talent (GA) (404) 603-9454 |
TELEVISION | ||
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Somebodies |
Series Regular |
BET |
Everything I Did Wrong in My 20s |
Series Regular |
INKSPOT ENTERTAINMENT |
Being Mary Jane |
Recurring |
BET |
House of Payne |
Guest Star |
TBS |
Meet The Browns |
Guest Star |
TBS |
Dolly Parton Anthology Series |
Strong Co-Star |
NETFLIX |
Little Britain USA |
Strong Co-Star |
HBO |
Star |
Co-Star |
FOX |
Drop Dead Diva |
Co-Star |
LIFETIME |
FILM | ||
Epigenetics (Indie Drama Short) |
Lead |
DIR: Diahnna Nicole Baxter |
Somebodies (Sundance Grand Jury Competition 2006)) |
Lead |
DIR: Hadjii |
Why Did I Get Married |
Strong Supporting |
DIR: Tyler Perry |
The Family That Preys |
Strong Supporting |
DIR:Tyler Perry |
Road Trip II: Beer Pong |
Strong Supporting |
DIR: Steve Rash |
3:16: Stories of Hope |
Strong Supporting |
DIR: Karl Horstmann |
Down for Whatever |
Supporting |
DIR:Timothy Wayne Folsome |
Found (Indie Sci Fi short) |
Supporting |
DIR: Jean Grant |
One Missed Call |
Supporting |
DIR: Eric Valette |
LIFESTYLE HOST | ||
eHow.com |
Style Expert |
Demand Studios |
Walmart.com |
Style Expert |
LunchBox |
TJX Companies |
Host |
Projections Inc |
New York & Co. |
Co-Host |
Glass Eye Media |
THEATRE | ||
Sunday Mourning |
Supporting - Jocas (NAACP Theatre Award) |
Dazzal Mi Entertainment |
False Creeds |
Understudy |
Alliance Theatre |
Peachtree Battle |
Lead - Tiffani |
Ansley Park Playhouse |
For Colored Girls... |
Ensemble - Lady in Blue |
IKAM Productions |
Vagina Monologues |
Ensemble - Coochie Snoorcher |
IKAM Productions |
A Raisin in the Sun |
supporting - Ruth Younger |
University of Georgia |
Cinderella Confidential |
Lead - Deb Jabber |
Theatre in the Square |
Blues for an Alabama Sky |
Supporting - Delia |
Onstage Atlanta |
TRAINING & SKILLS | ||
2019 Women in Film Actor-Content Creator Mentorship Program |
Sam Christensen Studios |
Interior Design / Style Expert |
Creative Director / Directing |
Writer |
Teleprompter |
NAACP Theatre Award - 2012 |
Physical Characteristics / Measurements |
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Height: 5'4" |
Weight: 120 lbs |
Sketch Comedy, Style Expert, Host, Improvisation, Licensed Driver, Teleprompter, Voiceover, American - Southern Accent